2 MISD schools placed under lockdown

Published 12:33 pm, Thursday, April 20, 2017

Two Midland ISD schools were placed under lockdown Thursday morning while Midland Police Department officers searched for the suspect in robbery, according to a press release from the district.

When MISD Police Department was notified about the robbery in the area near Bowie Elementary and San Jacinto Junior High, both campuses were placed under temporary lockdown “out of extreme precaution,” according to the release. The campuses were placed under lockdown at about 8:40 a.m.

The lockdown at Bowie was lifted at 9 a.m and the lockdown at San Jacinto was lifted about 9:45 a.m. At no time were students or staff in danger, according to the release.